What happened at Point Blanc?

The students roaming Point Blanc were cloned from Dr. Grief’s DNA 14 years earlier and have been transformed into look-alikes of the real teenagers through plastic surgery. The clones are part of a complex plot to make Dr. Grief the world’s ruler.

What is the Point Blanc School in Alex Rider?

Point Blanc Academy is an elite school in the south of France, housed right on the French-Swiss border just above Grenoble. In the second Alex Rider novel Point Blanc, Alex Rider was sent here undercover to investigate the actions of its head teacher, Dr. Grief.

How did Alex Rider escape Point Blanc?

Grief imprisons Alex, planning to dissect him alive the next day for a biology class, but Alex manages to escape, using his exploding earring to blow the cell door open. He improvises a snowboard (using an ironing board and his Discman saw) to escape from the academy, but Grief sends two of his guards to take him down.

Does Alex Rider escape Point Blanc?

The gadgets Alex receives from Smithers are different in the books, too. One thing that they did keep from the books (surprisingly enough), is the fact that Alex makes a makeshift snowboard out of an ironing board to escape Point Blanc. In the book, he makes it partway down the mountain before crashing into a train.

Who is the author of the book Point Blanc?

Point Blanc. Point Blanc is the second book in the Alex Rider series, written by British author Anthony Horowitz.

When did Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz come out?

Point Blanc is the second book in the Alex Rider series, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2001 and in North America on April 15, 2002, under the alternate title: Point Blank. Point Blanc is the second book in the Alex Rider series, written by British author Anthony Horowitz.

When did Point Blanc by Alex Rider come out?

Point Blanc is the second book in the Alex Rider series, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2001 and in North America on April 15, 2002, under the alternate title Point Blank. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC’s survey The Big Read.

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